Re: [NTG-context] Typeset multiple pictures not in a strict matrix (\startfloatcombination)

8 Mar 2023


      On 3/7/2023 6:54 PM, Gerion Entrup via ntg-context wrote:
...
Hi,
I'm trying to typeset several pictures as a floatcombination but not in
the form of strict cells of a matrix.
Here is some ASCII art to demonstrate the positions of the pictures:
---------------------------
   |                         |
   |                         |
   ---------------------------
         a) Some caption
------------  -------------
   |          |  |           |
   |          |  |           |
   |          |  |           |
   ------------  -------------
      b) foo        c) foo
Figure 1.1: Foo Bar
I tried to typeset it with this code (based on https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/502903):
\useMPlibrary[dum]
\setupcombinations[alternative=text]
\definefloat[subfigure][local=yes]
\setupcaption[subfigure][numberconversion=a]
\setuplabeltext[subfigure=]
\appendvalue{stopplacefigure}{\resetcounter[subfigure]}
\starttext
\startplacefigure[title=Test]
     \startfloatcombination[nx=1, ny=2]
       \startplacesubfigure[title=Test]
         \externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm,height=1cm]
       \stopplacesubfigure
       \startfloatcombination[nx=2, ny=1]
         \startplacesubfigure[title=Test]
           \externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm,height=1cm]
         \stopplacesubfigure
         \startplacesubfigure[title=Test]
           \externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm,height=1cm]
         \stopplacesubfigure
       \stopfloatcombination
     \stopfloatcombination
\stopplacefigure
\stoptext
However, this does not work (the pictures are all in one row).
Do you have some advice?
you can cheat:
\startplacefigure[title=Test]
     \bTABLE[frame=off]
         \bTR
             \bTD[nx=2,align=middle,offset=overlay]
 
\dontleavehmode\externalfigure[dummy-1][width=4cm,height=1cm]
             \eTD
         \eTR
         \bTR[toffset=1ex]
             \bTD[nx=2,align=middle]
%                 \placefloatcaption[figure][title=foo]
                 a) foo
             \eTD
         \eTR
         \bTR[toffset=2ex]
             \bTD[align=middle,offset=overlay]
                 \externalfigure[dummy-2][width=4cm,height=1cm]
             \eTD
             \bTD[align=middle,offset=overlay]
                 \externalfigure[dummy-3][width=4cm,height=1cm]
             \eTD
         \eTR
         \bTR[toffset=1ex]
             \bTD[align=middle]
%                 \placefloatcaption[figure][title=foo]
                 b) foo
             \eTD
             \bTD[align=middle]
%                 \placefloatcaption[figure][title=foo]
                 c) foo
             \eTD
         \eTR
     \eTABLE
\stopplacefigure


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